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PINGREE PROFILE HONOR ROLL Honor roll is calculated by semester using weighted GPAs. Students in the top decile of each class earn high honors. Students in the second decile of each class earn honors. Stu- dents in the third decile of each class, along with any students with all A’s of any kind (A-, A, etc.) who are not on the Honor Roll, will be placed on the Head of School’s list. ACCREDITATION Accredited by the New Eng- land Association of Schools & Colleges. ADVANCED/ HONORS COURSES American Literature French III/IV French Literature & Civilization Spanish III/IV Spanish Literature & Civilization Latin IV Art History Senior History Electives Integrated Math 3 Pre-Calculus Chemistry Biology Physics Theater Arts Dance Ceramics Photography AP COURSES Art History Calculus Statistics French Spanish US History Biology Physics Environmental Science Music Theory ACADEMIC PROFILE CLASS OF 2011 86 Students 8 National Merit commended Scholars 1 National Merit Semi Finalist 1 National Merit Finalist Mean SAT Verbal: 591 Mean SAT Math: 598 Mean SAT Writing: 598 COLLEGE BOARD CODE 222013 School and Community Facts Founded in 1960, Pingree School is an independent, coeducational day school for grades 9-12, located 20 miles north of Boston. Due to its strong reputation, the school draws its 341 students from more than 42 communities. Pingree is very competitive and admissions decisions are based on school records, SSAT/ISEE testing, teacher recommendations and an interview. 99% of graduates go on to four-year colleges immediately following graduation. 537 Highland Street South Hamilton, MA 01982-1399 phone 978.468.4415 fax 978.468.3758 www.pingree.org GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SUBJECT YEARS English 4 Mathematics 3 Foreign Languages 3 Art 1 History 3 Science 3 GRADING SYSTEM GRADE RANGE A+ 97 – 100 A 93 – 96 A- 90 – 92 B+ 87 – 89 B 83 – 86 B- 80 – 82 C+ 77 – 79 C 73 – 76 C- 70 – 72 D+ 67 – 69 D 63 – 66 D- 60 – 62 F <60 Pingree School Does not rank its students nor does it publish a GPA for each student.

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PINGREE PROFILE

HONOR ROLLHonor roll is calculated by semester using weighted GPAs. Students in the top decile of each class earn high honors. Students in the second decile of each class earn honors. Stu-dents in the third decile of each class, along with any students with all A’s of any kind (A-, A, etc.) who are not on the Honor Roll, will be placed on the Head of School’s list.

ACCREDITATIONAccredited by the New Eng-land Association of Schools & Colleges.

ADVANCED/HONORS COURSESAmerican LiteratureFrench III/IVFrench Literature & CivilizationSpanish III/IVSpanish Literature & CivilizationLatin IVArt HistorySenior History ElectivesIntegrated Math 3Pre-CalculusChemistryBiologyPhysicsTheater ArtsDanceCeramicsPhotography

AP COURSESArt HistoryCalculusStatisticsFrenchSpanishUS HistoryBiologyPhysicsEnvironmental ScienceMusic Theory

ACADEMIC PROFILE CLASS OF 201186 Students8 National Merit commended Scholars1 National Merit Semi Finalist1 National Merit FinalistMean SAT Verbal: 591Mean SAT Math: 598Mean SAT Writing: 598

COLLEGE BOARD CODE 222013

School and Community FactsFounded in 1960, Pingree School is an independent, coeducational day school for grades 9-12, located 20

miles north of Boston. Due to its strong reputation, the school draws its 341 students from more than 42

communities. Pingree is very competitive and admissions decisions are based on school records, SSAT/ISEE testing, teacher recommendations and an interview. 99% of graduates go on to four-year colleges immediately following graduation.

537 Highland Street • South Hamilton, MA • 01982-1399 • phone 978.468.4415 • fax 978.468.3758 • www.pingree.org

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

SUBJECT YEARS

English 4

Mathematics 3

Foreign Languages 3

Art 1

History 3

Science 3

GRADING SYSTEM

GRADE RANGE

A+ 97 – 100

A 93 – 96

A- 90 – 92

B+ 87 – 89

B 83 – 86

B- 80 – 82

C+ 77 – 79

C 73 – 76

C- 70 – 72

D+ 67 – 69

D 63 – 66

D- 60 – 62

F <60

Pingree School Does not rank its students nor does it publish a GPA for each student.

PINGREE MATRICULATION

Information or questions about Pingree School, materials on colleges, or candidates for college admission should be directed to Steve Carey, Meghan Farley, and Sarah Powers. Questions about ongoing information on students including transcripts, teacher recommendations or school statements, any missing documents, requests for school visits, or NCAA Clearinghouse forms should be directed to Tracy Johnson.

Stephen J. CareyCo-Director of College Counseling

[email protected]

Meghan E. FarleyCo-Director of College Counseling

[email protected]

Sarah Powers ’95 College Counseler

[email protected]

Tracy D. JohnsonRegistrar/College Offi ce Coordinator

[email protected]

Dr. Timothy M. JohnsonHead of School

[email protected]

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AP SCORESIn May 2011, 89 students took 158 AP exams. 54% scored a 4 or 5, while 81% scored a 3 or higher.

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700–800 600–699 500–599 400–499 300–399

CUMULATIVE GPA

CLASS OF 2011

CLASS OF 2012

CLASS OF 2011

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CLASS OF 2012 GRADE DISTRIBUTION (JUNIOR YEAR GRADES)

GRADE A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D’S/F Median

Amer. Lit. 0 3 12 21 25 4 1 1 0 0 B+

Hon. Am. Lit. 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A

Creative Writing 0 4 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 B+

IM3/Hon IM3 1 3 1 5 5 2 1 2 0 0 B/B+

Pre-calculus 0 6 3 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 B+

Hon. Pre-calc. 5 5 6 2 7 1 1 2 0 0 A-

Chemistry/Acc. Chem. 0 0 13 17 12 2 2 1 0 0 B+

Physics/Acc. Physics 2 4 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 B+/A-

Hon. Physics 4 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 A

Science Electives 4 6 3 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 A-

US History 0 4 10 13 21 11 2 2 0 0 B+

AP US History 0 0 4 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 B

Chinese 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 A-

French III/IIIA 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 A-/A

French IV/Hon IV 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 B+

Latin 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 C+/A-

Spanish II/IIA 0 1 5 2 4 5 0 1 2 0 B

Spanish III/IIIA 0 5 3 8 2 2 1 3 1 0 B+

Spanish IV/IV Hon. 0 2 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 B+

Visual Arts 2 29 17 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 A-

Performing Arts 2 9 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 A-

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WEIGHTED GPAs AND AP SCORESCLASS OF ‘11 & ‘12

Weighted Cumulative GPAs(+5pts for AP and honors classes)

SAT RESULTSCLASS OF ’11 & ’12

CLASS OF ’11 SAT I SCORES

MEDIAN MID 50% VERBAL 570 530–640 MATH 595 520-660 WRITING 600 540-660

MEDIAN MID 50% VERBAL 590 540-650 MATH 615 530-660 WRITING 590 530-660

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MISSION STATEMENTDedicated to academic excellence and development of high personal standards,

Pingree believes that a love of learning fl ourishes best in a diverse community that

respects truth, curiosity, creativity, humor, and independent and imaginative think-

ing. Above all, Pingree strives to instill in its students integrity, decency, compassion,

self-esteem and commitment to one another and to the world at large.

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